A CreeseWorks Project, Sponsored by the TYPROS Foundation

With the advent of the novel coronavirus impacting life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, day to day life has shifted for the people who have now been deemed essential workers. This includes a selection of people from medical and physical assistants, food service workers, and retail service workers whose jobs have been labeled as essential in the past few weeks.

FRONTLINES goal is to capture people in our community whose lives have been affected as they support the community through the pandemic. Below are their stories. Thank you to everyone who participated in this project and thank you to the TYPROS Foundation for sponsoring this project.

Community Health Center

Brenda Escobedo MA, Ariana Cortez MA, Crystal Hensley PA-C, Andrea Newman MA, Meyling Hernandez PA-C, Isabel Cueto MA, and Genesis Gonzalez MA are among the staff of this clinic located in the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood. Their ages range between 20 - 40.

OSU Center for Health Sciences Drive Through Testing

Located at the OSU Center for Health Sciences Building, there’s a telehealth bus and drive-up testing center for people to get tested for Covid-19.

Amira - Physical Therapist, Home Health

Amira is a home health physical therapist, finding herself in an uncontrolled environment on a regular basis.

Chimera Café

Located in the Arts district, Chimera has shifted to curbside delivery and pick-up while managing to keep their doors open to serve the community.

The Motherland Tulsa

Located in North Tulsa, The Motherland Tulsa is a dispensary that has been able to continue to serve the community with adjusted safety measures in place due to the pandemic.

Kenya’s Way Counseling & Healing Services

Kenya’s Way is a therapy service based out of South Tulsa. She offers a variety of services that deal with mental health and improvement.

Wine & Spirits Barn

Wine & Spirits Barn is a liquor store located in Midtown Tulsa. With the onset of the pandemic, they’ve adapted their business in order to keep things going.

Green Country Testing

Green Country Testing is a full-service environmental and medical cannabis laboratory in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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